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 (1580 - 1631)
Besides his role in Jamestown, Virginia, John Smith is critical to the history of New England. He named the region in his 1614 map. And long after Pocahontas and other adventures, Smith intended to return and found a colony here, perhaps along the Piscataqua River. He named our Isles of Shoals "Smyth Isles" and attempted, in vain, to come back. That story is the focus of our Smith section on SeacoastNH.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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New Hampshire almost missed the boat during the gigantic Jamestown Exposition. At the eleventh hour, a copy of the state’s most patriotic mansion was copied, timber by timber, in Virginia. The duplicate Gov. John Langdon mansion (1784) still stands as a strange footnote to the founding of Jamestown, VA.
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FAMOUS PEOPLE
John Smith’s career has been on the rise lately. First Mel Gibson voiced him in the Disney cartoon about Pocahontas. Now Colin Farrell plays him in the adventure film "The New World". And to top it off, 2007 is the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, VA. Following is our list of quick links to the man who first named New England.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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JOHN SMITH DISOHONORED
When is a monument not a monument? When it’s in grave shape. That is currently the status of the John Smith Monument on Star Island at the Isles of Shoals. It is weathered, ruined, broken and covered in seagull droppings. Even the organization that repairs it has grown too old to function. But still, deep inside, a tiny pulse beats.
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SEACOAST MONUMENTS
Star Island, NH
It isn’t much, but it’s all we have – a gull-streaked monument to the man who named New England. Here is the most detailed description of the memorial at the Isles of Shoals, including its history in an exclusive series of historic photographs covering the life of the monument.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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THE LOST NEW ENGLAND COLONY
After Jamestown and Pocahontas, Captain John Smith traveled along the American East Coast and coined the phrase "New England". He planned and almost pulled off a colony here. New Hampshire historians like to believe that Smith was headed back to the Piscataqua region or nearby when his colonial plans fell to pieces. Here is the story as we know it so far.
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 Capt. John Smith
(1580 - 1631)
Besides his role in Jamestown, Virginia, John Smith is critical to the history of New England. He named the region in his 1614 map. And long after Pocahontas and other adventures, Smith intended to return and found a colony here, perhaps along the Piscataqua River. He named our Isles of Shoals "Smyth Isles" and attempted, in vain, to come back. That story is the focus of our Smith section on SeacoastNH.
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